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Summer Opportunities Fair
April 11, 2002
First, attached is a hard copy of some of the summer opportunities available that were presented at the Fair. For those who attended, this was available, but for those who missed the Fair, it is a great summary of the opportunities in rochester for the summer. please read!!!!!!!
Second, this is to be added to the above list of research opportunities:
Barth-Crapsey Undergraduate Research Awards
For Summer/Fall 2002 or for the Academic Year 2002-03
Deadline: May 3, 2002
For more info: http://urc.rochester.edu or stop by Hutchinson 459
Faculty contact: Professor Krugh thomas.krugh@rochester.edu
And finally...the presenters. below is a summary of the areas our presenters touched upon at the Summer Opportunities Fair:
~Jeffery Ilardi
there has been a boom in the area of childhood law. some of the areas in which opportunities exist are in drug counselling, after school programs, probation, residential programs, and anger management/general counselling. internships in the field of juvenile justice are usually available through the public defender, social services, etc.
~Ken Walsh
hillside children's center is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on residential and direct care children's services. their main effort is in preventing childhood problems. some job titles include Youth and Family Development Specialist and Social Worker. more immediately, internships for the summer are available, working with kids who need help with day-to-day functions. also, one can apply for a job at hillside.
~Todd Thrash
todd works with dr. elliot in achievement and motivation. the lab is looking for RA's to work with data coding, mets-analysis, and/or lab and data management.
~Kirk Warren Brown, Ph.D.
dr. brown is looking for RA's to work part-time on a national survey he is now conducting. the position would include mailing out the surveys and entering data.
~Bonnie Settlage
Bonnie works with dr. davies in marital conflict and its effects on children. they have paid and unpaid positions available for the summer.
~Tara Wilson
Tara spoke about creating one's own internship. to do so, one should contact both a professor and a community individual with whom you would want to work. creating your own internship allows you to gain experience in a field that you have much interest in, that is not offered on campus.
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Life After Graduation
below are the minutes from our LIFE AFTER GRADUATION event we held on April 18, 2002.
thanks and congratulations to all of our seniors who presented, discussing your plans for the future. it was very informative to hear about the many different ways that psychology degrees can be used after our years at UR. for those who have any further questions, the names and e-mail addresses of those seniors who spoke this evening are below. feel free to contact them with questions. N.B. seniors, if i have any of your plans wrong below, forgive me.
Sara Meyer (developmental grad school) sm004h@mail.rochester.edu
Leah Wasserman (working in Boston) lw002h@mail.rochester.edu
Aislinn Sapp (clinical grad school) as002h@mail.rochester.edu
Michelle Swanger (working at University at Buffalo) ms013h@mail.rochester.edu
Sierra Dillaway (grad school in special education) sd002h@mail.rochester.edu
Beth Urbonas (medical school) bu001h@mail.rochester.edu
John Chardavoyne (medical school) jc004h@mail.rochester.edu
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